Dita Von Teese's swan sue

The burlesque performer has filed a lawsuit against Fred Knaff over claims the 10ft high bird statue - which has a fountainhead in the beak in which she can perform her act - malfunctioned at the debut of her show last November.

She claims to have paid Knaff thousands of dollars and when it broke she sent it back to him, but he refused to fix or return it.